Chelmsford's House masters for January are Pisarik, Arena, Lucey, Chen, Santhanakrishnan, Geada

CHELMSFORD -- Chelmsford High School has announced its January House Students of the Month.All Chelmsford High Students of the Month are honored at a luncheon by the Chelmsford Rotary Club and recognized at Activities Night.

Jennifer A. Pisarik, daughter of Kristopher and Jennifer Pisarik, is the Emerson House Girl Student of the Month. She is a member of the National Honor Society, president of the Spanish Honor Society and treasurer of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. She is a class representative, a freshman mentor, a member of Livesmart and the yearbook staff, and plays violin for the award-winning Orchestra.

Jennifer is a three-season runner and captain of the cross-country and indoor track teams.

She has been selected to the Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star team several times for all three seasons. Last year, she received the Captain's Award for cross-country and helped the team place third in the Division 1 State Competition. She has qualified for the states for indoor track in the mile, two-mile, 1,000 meters and 4x400 relay. In spring track, she qualified for the states in the mile, two-mile and 4x400 relay, finishing eighth last year in the mile.

Jennifer volunteers at her church, the Paul Center, the Cor Unum Soup Kitchen and the Salvation Army, as well as the 24-Hour Relay Challenge and various road races and fundraisers. She plans to attend college to major in a health-related field, with a possible future career in physical therapy.

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Nicholas Arena, son of Nancy Arena, is the Emerson House Boy Student of the Month. He is on the National Honor Society and is a freshman mentor. He is a member of Leadership In Motion Everywhere, and is head of the logistics committee for this year's 24-Hour Relay Challenge, responsible for setting up the McCarthy Middle School track and adjacent areas for the relay. He is also a member of Mock Trial, this year portraying an expert witness in the competition's legal trial.

Nicholas is a three-season athlete, competing for the cross-country, indoor track and spring track teams, and is captain of cross-country. He is also a three-time Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star in cross-country.

Nicholas volunteers for the Lowell General Hospital Team Walk for Cancer Care, as well as the BayState Marathon and various fundraisers. He has also worked as backstage security and equipment maintenance at the Lowell Summer Music Series. He plans to attend college next fall to major in Civil Engineering.

Erin Lucey, daughter of Nancy Baraldi-Lucey and the late Sean Lucey, is the Hawthorne House Girl Student of the Month. She is on the Spanish Honor Society, and has been recognized with the Stanley Z.

Erin is co-president of the International Relations Club, editor of the school newspaper, co-founder of the Knitting Club, and a member of Key Club, Mock Trial, Theatre Guild and Marching Band. She volunteers for the annual Walk for Hope for ALS, the Chelmsford Public Library, the 24-Hour Relay Challenge, soup kitchens and other organizations and fundraisers.

Erin plans to attend a four-year college and focus her studies on neuroscience, then pursue a career in neurological research with a concentration on neurofunction, or pursue an M.D. to become a neurologist.

She has applied to Tufts University, Boston University, Northeastern University, the University of Vermont, the University of Washington, New York University, Syracuse University and the University of Connecticut.

Joseph Chen, son of Ke-Chiang and Ling-Hui Chen, is the Hawthorne House Boy Student of the Month. He has achieved high honors every term at CHS, and has been inducted into the National Honor Society and Tri-M Music Honor Society. He is a member of the Math team, Journey Club, Chess Club and Ping Pong Club.

Joseph participates in the Chamber and Symphony orchestras, and is a longtime member of the Nashoba Youth Orchestra. He competes for the indoor and spring track teams at CHS. He is also an active volunteer at his church.

Joseph plans to major in Computer Science at a comprehensive liberal-arts university. He has targeted Northeastern, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Brown University and Boston University as his top choices.

Nikita Santhanakrishnan, daughter of Santhana and Namita Krishnan, is the Whittier House Girl Student of the Month. She is on the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society, and with an aptitude for math and sciences, she gained entrance into the Tufts Summer Health Science Honors Summer Program, where she learned more about the philosophy and practice of medicine. She is a class representative and head photographer for the yearbook, photographing school events and helping with the layout.

Nikita is captain of the diving, gymnastics and tennis teams, leading the diving team to a top-10 finish in the Merrimack Valley Conference Championship. As a gymnast, she earned first place in the 2009 USAG Northeast Regional Championship and again in 2010 for bars in the MVC Championship. She is a Sun, Boston Globe All-Star and MVC All-Star. In tennis, she was named the Most Improved Player.

Outside of school, Nikita is active with the Samburu Girls Foundation, a nonprofit agency that rescues girls from early marriages and promotes education in rural Kenyan villages. She also dedicates time to Akshaya Patra, an organization that feeds and educates millions of impoverished children in India. She is also a reading and math tutor. She plans to attend college to major in Sports Medicine.

Robert Geada, son of Joao and Nicole Geada, is the Whittier House Student of the Month. He is a consistent high-honors student and has been inducted into the National Honor Society, He is a National Hispanic Recognition Scholar and a National Merit Commended Scholar, achieving a perfect score in Math.

Robert is the drum major for the Marching Band and belongs to the Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble. He also plays in the Chelmsford All-Town Wind Ensemble where he tutors middle-school students, enhancing their musicality while working toward public performances. He is proficient in ukulele, clarinet, guitar, saxophone, piano and timpani.

Robert is captain of the Science team, which placed third in the state. He represents Chelmsford Friends of Music at various events that benefit the K-12 music program in the schools. Rob also coordinated events for elementary students at the South Row Pumpkin Fairs and participates in the 24-Hour Relay Challenge. He plans to attend college and then graduate school to pursue Physics or Medicine.

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